Tomopop Review: 1/6-scale Silfa, Summer Memories Version by Kotobukiya

4:00 PM on 10.12.2011   |   Kristina Pino

While I'm not so much a fan of eroge, and I am definitely wary of any anime adapted from a game (especially if that that game has multiple outcomes), I can't deny that I'm drawn to the ToHeart 2 character designs. Silfa is apparently quite shy and not that great of a maid, which is supposed to be her job. She's also a robot, which is always cool with me (so, kind of like a Perso-com?) and what's this I'm reading about her hiding in a cardboard box?

Well, anywho ... I think the figure really nails the "shy" part really well, and I'm glad it doesn't include the aforementioned box. You should be glad, too, because I had so much fun taking pictures of her for this review! I really liked the design when we talked about her in the pre-order and then gallery stages, so lucky me, I get to talk about her some more now!

Figure Name: Silfa Summer Memories Version
Figure Maker: Kotobukiya
Retail Value: ¥8,200
Available at: AmiAmi | Hobby Search | HLJ

Here's the box. It's as plain as can be, but very efficient and not any bigger than necessary, which I can definitely appreciate now that I'm starting to play the "Closet Tetris" game on medium to hard mode lately. The sides just have the production company logo and no more, so I only really photographed the front and back, which contain some illustrations and all the other usual stuff.

Once you take her out, here's the tray holding her in some sticky plastic and already assembled for you. Her foot is already attached to the peg when you're unboxing her, but the peg slides out of the base if you want it to (not like you'd do anything with it, anyway).

I couldn't keep her in there for too long, so here's the frontal view! She's adorable, and dang those are some nice legs. I can appreciate the extra meat, and while the figure may look a little plain at first, a lot of sculpting detail went into the building of this shy robot.

Here's the turn around of the figure. The way the hair and legs are posed give her a more dynamic look than the usual swimsuit figure. I don't think I've seen one lately where the character is trying to be modest with her chest while tugging at her bottom, either, but it's a look that I am enjoying here. She's also on a vivid blue base, which didn't make too much sense to me since it doesn't really complement her palette, but I suppose if you try posing her in the water it'll blend in nicely. It makes good contrast with her feet, which I'll show you later.

Since I mentioned the hair, here's a closer look at the braid. Her hair has this blond with strawberry color that came out really nice, and the braid itself is not as fragile as it looks. It's a bit bendy and gives if you need to move the figure around, or maneuver it in or out of plastic wrappings, etc. It won't break as easily as I thought it might when I was first taking it out of the box.

Moving down, we've got her chest. This is kind of unique for me, cause I don't usually see figures trying to cover up. I like the simple pink striped design with the bow, and the molding is very nice. The molding with her hands, particularly, is fantastic; including what looks like a little gloss on her fingernails. There's just one sort of minor goof visible here (but seen better in another image in the gallery) of a seam issue with her locks there, but not enough to "ruin" the figure for me.

Since there are some nice shadows in this image, you could also see how even her arm has a bit of extra attention to molding. What stood out to me the most when I took her out was the abdominal area, though. It's great, and her body has all the right proportions in general.

Here's a shot from below, so you can see the "under-boob" area  and how her posing works with that arm, as well as a better look at her bottom and other hand! The figure is outlined really well here so you can really see how her overall body sculpt looks - I love it.

I should get to the back, right? I'm getting there. First, a view from this side so you can see the way her swimsuit digs into her body and her hand tugging on the side at the bow. Overall very clean. Okay, now for the back!:

Here's that booty you've been waiting for. The swimsuit bottom has some frills to match the top, and it has a great fabric-y look to it where it's white. She's got a bit of cheek hanging out the bottom there, which is fine by me, and if you look just below, here's another picture showing more of her back:

The contours are nice, and you get a view of the bow from her top, which is clean and simple. A bit more with the "digging in" with the strap for the swimsuit top, and a fuzzy look at the robot parts she's got at the side of her head, which there's a better view of in the gallery.

Lastly, here's a look at her feet on the base. The color contrast is quite nice, as I mentioned before, but the pose looks weird depending on how you're viewing the figure. Like this, it looks just fine, but some of the full body shots (especially from behind) might be confusing since she's kind of stumbling or something. Her shoes are cute and nicely done, and I'm glad that she's wearing them rather than being full-on barefoot. There's one minor scrape there at the side of her angle that's showing on the top half, but only noticeable when I point it out like this.

I really enjoyed shooting her a lot more than I thought I would. When I look at a swimsuit figure, I just see girl in a swim suit, but this one has some charm to it that a lot of others miss. I like the shy expression on her face, the chest cover-up and the slamming body mold that she features. She's also quite tall, clocking in at the 1/6-scale height which, to give you an idea, makes her a bit taller than the D.P.C.F. Luffy (reviewed), who is kind of a monster compared with other figures around him at 8" tall and 1/7 scale.

Overall, Silfa's design is simple and satisfying without losing any attention to sculpt and toning detail. She's practical in terms of saving space and all, so I really have no negative things to say about her. As usual, be sure to check out the gallery for additional images which didn't appear in the main body of this review!

[Thanks again to Kotobukiya for providing us with this review sample!]